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APPLICATION FILED 'AuG.4, ISI?.

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TRAILER. APPLICATION FILED AUG.4, 1917. Ip@ 51%, PaIenIedAug-.20,1918.

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LEIGH WATKIIIS OF EL FASO, TEXAS.

TRAELER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented fluo. 20, 1918.

.ppieatonledllugust l1, 1917. Serial No. 184,410.

13e it ltnolvn that l. Laten "Wll'rnlxs, a citizen of tlle United States, and a resident of lll Paso, in tlle county of El Paso and State of Texas,r have invented a new and lnlprovtld Trailer, ot ivliicll tlle following is a tull. clear, and exact description.

Tlii s invention relates to an improved construction and arrangement or trailers, and llas for an object tile provision of improved nleans lvllicll will. allow an easy turning movement wllere a nunl'ber ot trailers are connected n'llile admitting of strain between tlle various trailers Wllereby they are properly propelled around a curve.

Another object ill vien7 is to provide an improved construction lvllerein botll axles of tlle tractor are lleld in position by a king pin and parts are connected lvitll. tlle axle and vvvitll the draft inenlbcr yfor turning tlle axle in different di rec-.tions vvllen turning a corvv nel' so as to cause tlle ivlieels to properly follow or track.

still turtller object.. or tlle invention is' to i'uovidc a trailer with an inclosing casing and connecting nlelnbers arranged in connection tlierelvitll designed to inclose tllel'ear axle ol" tlle automobile so tliat the trailer may be t'tn'lnected to tlle automobile witllout; change eitller in tllo tractor or tile automobile.

ln tlle accompanying drawings linnrefl. is a top plan vien olf a tractor ill tlle rear of an automobile 'vvitll tlle top ot' tlle tractor removed.

Eig'. is a longitlulinal vertiellzscction tlll'oucll Fig; l online Qwl.

Yrlig. is a diagram silo'lvinfr lion tile wlleels oi' tile t 'victor follow vvllen turninga corner.

lfio. #l is a detail perspective sectional `View tllronatl Fig'. 2 approximately on line 4:43a

l'eterringr to ille aef'olnlaliving drawings ll); numerals. l indicates tlie rear axle of an automobile to .vllit'll tlle \vllee and 3 .may be connected in :luv suitable manner, axle 1 being surrounded b v a casing' -i wllicll is provirletl willi an enlurllgenlcnt for re eivinlg7 tile driving nears and otller assoriated' moellanisnl, il substantially ll-sllaped casing G provitletl-lvllicll surrounds tile casingr l, said ll-sllzlpetl easing lllel 'ngfinto an enlargt'lnlent 7 to lvllitll is plrotally connected a llootl S b v suitable pivotal pins t? and l0. lille llood S nlern'es into a tubular lnenlllel ll into wllicl extends tile sllatt 1Q, said shaft l having rigidly secured tl'lereto tile head 13 ing, as shown in Fig.

of tlle rod 14. 'l`lle upper elld of rod 14 is preferably formed into a bolt and ts into a suitable socketl formed in tlie en'd of a link 15, said link in turn having' a socket for re ceiving-tlle bolt. 1G arrangedr on the end of tlle bracket 17. By providing the llead 13 as described rotary movement is conveyed to sllaiit 1Q alld also a longitudinal Inovenlent When tile tractor 18 n'loves. ln connection 'tvitll the U-sllaped casing 6 it will be noted that a plurality of pins 19 are provided, said pins extending through tlle cas- 2, so as to lock the casing 6 to tile casing il surrounding the axle 1, whereby tlle tractor 1S may be readily connected to the trailer or readily disconnected.

The trailer 20 is provided with axles :21 and of any suitable type, carrying Wheels 23, 2l. 25 and 26.. Turn tables 27 and 28 are provided for the axles 21 and 22 and king pins 29 and 30 are used for connecting the supports nl and 3Q to tlle respective axles, said supports ill turn being provided with a platform 33, as sllon'n ill Fig. llrackets S4 and are secured to tlle supports 3 and said brackets having' sockets in which tlle sllaft- 30 is journaled, as shown in Fig. 2, said sllatt carrying' depending bars 37 and 38 loosely fitting' into sockets 39 and l0, said soclte 39 and l0 permitting a proper nlovenient of tile lower end ot tlle bars, as shown in Fig. 3,4vvllen turning. Preferably tlle loner end'oi tllcsc liars is rounded ill order to provide -a better bearing surface at the diff ferent angles. The sockets 39 and 40 are proided in tlle turning plates l1 and 42, said turning plates being' 'pivotally connected to suitable depending brackets 43 and 44: on tlle. axles 21 and By this construct-ion and arrzlng'elnent, lvllcn tlle shaft- 36 rocls in one direction power will be transmitted to the axles for turning' the saine in opposite directions, as sllown in Fig'. B. t-llus causing tllolvlleels thereof to follonv or t'ack in passing around a corner.

In order that the front axle Will receive power for turnilfigr in a lhorizont-al plane troni the tractor 1S it is provided 'with a yoke 45 which extends upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, and is formed with a horizontal portion 46 to which a plate 47 is secured. The plate 47 is provided with a socket meub ber 18 in u'llicll the rounded end 49 of bar 50 is loosely positioned and is allowed a sui'licient back and forth movement to permit the turning, as shown in Fig. 3 The 

